Chow Yun-fat belongs to the record of cinema as a figure whose work outlasted the productions that carried it.
The record lists Chow Yun-fat as Hong Kong actor.
Chow Yun-fat was born at Hong Kong in 1955. His recorded nationality is People's Republic of China. He trained at Liu Po Shan Memorial College and Wellington College.
By this period cinema was global and fragmented: independent finance, festival circuits and television drama competing for the same talent.
The record gives his roles in the industry as actor, screenwriter and film actor.
His name is attached above all to versatility, encompassing action and melodrama, comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Acto. Film is a collaborative art in which individual credit is always contested and occasionally deserved.
That the work was made from People's Republic of China shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Achievements
- Worked as actor, screenwriter and film actor
